kidney corpuscle
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kidney corpuscle — noun : malpighian corpuscle * * * kidney corpuscle, = renal corpuscle. (Cf. ↑renal corpuscle) … Useful english dictionary
kidney corpuscle. — See Malpighian corpuscle. * * * … Universalium
kidney corpuscle. — See Malpighian corpuscle … Useful english dictionary
Kidney — For other uses, see Kidney (disambiguation). Kidney Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed Latin ren Artery … Wikipedia
Kidney — One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear "poisons" from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The kidneys are part of the urinary… … Medical dictionary
malpighian corpuscle — noun the capsule that contains Bowman s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron • Syn: ↑malpighian body, ↑renal corpuscle • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑nephron, ↑uriniferous tubule … Useful english dictionary
renal corpuscle — noun the blood filtering structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and a Bowmans capsule. Syn: kidney corpuscle, Malpighian corpuscle, Malpighian body … Wiktionary
Malpighian corpuscle — Anat. 1. Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman s capsule. 2. a compact aggregation of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole… … Universalium
Renal corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = corpusculum renis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Glomerulus is red; Bowman s capsule is green. Caption2 = Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein =… … Wikipedia
renal corpuscle — n the part of a nephron that consists of Bowman s capsule with its included glomerulus called also Malpighian body, Malpighian corpuscle * * * a body that forms the beginning of a nephron, consisting of a glomerulus surrounded by the glomerular… … Medical dictionary
